We are excited to announce that the Apprentice Researchers (AR) high school program is back for summer 2019! This program has a long history (1991-2011) of training and inspiring local rising-senior level high school students here at UCSB as they learn about careers in the STEM fields. The Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) Apprentice Researchers program is hosted at the University of California, Santa Barbara, by the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) at the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI).

“I’m grateful not only for the opportunities I’ve had to work with many marvelous students, but also for the UCSB staff who partnered with me,” Gwinn said. “Neither LEAPS nor SST would have been possible without the sustained contributions of Wendy Ibsen (associate director of CSEP) and Dr. Fiona Goodchild (founding director of CSEP), or the early leadership of Professor Evelyn Hu in establishing UCSB’s strong campus support for innovative STEM education and mentorship programs.”

The Schuller Lab, the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships at the California NanoSystems Institute, the College of Creative Studies and the UCSB Library are excited to announce the sixth annual Art of Science competition.

This panel of postdocs and recently hired faculty will share their experience of being on the academic job market. With advice for successfully moving through the application and hiring process, as well as considerations for setting up a group, they will discuss their take on some of the basics of this process --- submitting application packets, interviewing, negotiating and making decisions about job offers, and thinking about establishing their research programs.

Matthew Jones, Managing Director at Solvay Ventures North America Dr. Christine McGuiness, Solvay’s U.S. West Coast Research and Innovation delegate

Join us for a presentation by Solvay and Solvay Ventures on how Solvay promotes the transfer of technology from academia to industry through their “Open Innovation” efforts, and on the value of corporate venture funding mechanisms for startups and how they differ from traditional Angel/VC investments.

Come learn about the new Individualized Professional​ Skills (IPS) Grant Program and hear from Nancy Scherich (PhD Student, Mathematics) about her experience at the Bridges Math-Art conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

In this conversation, I plan to share with you my career path, beginning with the decision to work in industry, culminating in becoming a CEO three times over! My emphasis will be on describing the breadth of opportunities that exist for scientists and engineers in industry, with a focus on the biotechnology sector. Very rarely does a career proceed in a straight line and my hope is that you embrace this and take calculated risks, as many fulfilled entrepreneurs like myself have.

Do you have an interest in helping junior high students and families gain familiarity with science and its importance in education? Would you like an easy way to get involved and give back to the local community?

Congratulations Colin Kim (CCS Biochemistry 2018; CSEP MARC Scholar) on being awarded the UCSB Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for research with Prof. Irene Chen's lab in Chemistry!

Dr. Maria Napoli, CSEP community college program coordinator, joined the veterans affairs roundtable at UCSB during the visit by California Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin regarding AB 2664. Read more about the expansion of innovation and entrepreneurship at UCSB in the Current.

The March 7 Lunch-and-Learn will describe both the NSF National I-Corps Program and the Innovation-Node LA funnel. A panel of prior participants of both the NSF and IN-LA programs will be on hand to discuss their experience and answer questions.

Did you know CSEP has some very active and informative social media accounts? While this webpage is useful and announces our center activities, we often have more to share! So please follow and like us in whichever format(s) work for you:

CSEP is excited to share the recent accomplishment of Eric Pang (2017 Gorman Scholar), who recently received an award from the Gene and Susan Lucas Undergraduate Research Fund.

From the Fund's website: "The Gene and Susan Lucas Undergraduate Research Fund was established as part of the Office of Academic Initiatives to support research projects of undergraduate, first-generation college students at UC Santa Barbara in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)."

CSEP hosted the annual Elevator Pitch in Summer 2017 for STEM undergraduate interns interested in practicing their speed science communication skills. Videos of selected participants in CSEP programs are now available for viewing on the CSEP YouTube Channel

Addition science communications from our interns can be found on the UCSB Undergraduate Research Blog and on the program specific webpages.

We are proud to have been part of Ulises Gonzalez undergraduate training at UCSB. Ulises started his education with the SIMS program in 2002 and graduated from UCSB in 2006 with degrees in UCSB Geography Department and UCSB Chican@ Studies. He was actively engaged in the student and local community in a variety of roles, including serving as the UCSB - SACNAS President from 2005-2006.

As part of an AIM Photonics Academy Workforce Development Project, the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) piloted a two-unit undergraduate course called “Workforce and Internship Skills.” The class offered 28 STEM students training on topics that are essential to workplace success, but are rarely taught in college.

The Art of Science is ready to unveil the winners of the 2017 competition! Please join us Wednesday, March 15 4:00-5:00pm in the Elings Hall Lobby for an exciting mix of beauty, appreciation, and science.

Are you ready to take a peek and vote for your favorite science and engineering research inspired art? The fourth annual "Art of Science" competition is excited to unveil 56 entries that share a visual story of creativity and discovery at UCSB. We invite you to CAST YOUR VOTE for the entries that best capture your imagination and convey their meaning through the aesthetic (voting closes March 7). http://art-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/voting

View the entries on the big screens in Elings Hall first floor Lobby starting this Thursday.

Are you a STEM undergraduate student with a GPA is 3.0 or above? Are you wanting to work in teams on exciting Navy design challenges? Are you wishing to learn more about innovation in engineering? The PIPELINES program is now recruiting UCSB undergrads and the application is DUE NOV 30 at 3PM. See attached flyer for more information. Contact Maria Napoli <pipelines@cnsi.ucsb.edu> program website http://tinyurl.com/go-pipelines

The MARC scholars program supports students with a passion for biomedical research

Colin Kim has UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Irene Chen to thank for bringing his career choice into focus. It was in Chen’s lab that the UCSB undergraduate discovered his passion for biomedical research.

Kim hopes to follow in Chen’s footsteps and lead his own university research lab one day. An undergraduate research program at UCSB is helping Kim make that dream a reality.

The next big development in the world of digital communications might come from a local community college or UCSB undergrad

Tomorrow’s photonics experts are getting a look at the leading edge of the technology today, thanks to the AIM Photonics Research Undergraduate Apprenticeship at UC Santa Barbara. The eight-week summer research program provides community college and UCSB undergraduate students with the technical and professional training that will enable them to transition into careers in the photonics industry.

On July 27th, 2016, the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships* and AIM Photonics hosted a lively Dinner with Industry for student in the PIPELINES, EUREKA, MARC, Gorman Scholars and AIM Apprenticeship program as part of their summer research internship professional training programming. Twenty-four scientist and engineer representatives from local companies, as well as the Navy Facilities Command, were in attendance (Agilent Tech/Dako, Apeel, Aurrion, FLIR, HP Labs, Lockheed Martin, Procore, Raytheon).

More than 1,000 community votes were cast in UC Santa Barbara’s third annual Art of Science competition sponsored by the Schuller Lab and the campus’s Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships at the California NanoSystems Institute. From the 40 entries, five winners and five honorable mentions were chosen.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science gives honorable mention to Tanya Das, ECE PhD Candidate, for her Education poster Assessment of an Undergraduate Engineering Design Capstone Course. Tanya worked with CSEP's Evaluation and Assessment Program Manager, Lubi Lenaberg on this project with the UCSB Mechanical Engineering Department.

The UC Santa Barbara chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has received the 2015 Outstanding Regional Network Role Model Award. This award marks the fourth in as many years bestowed upon the UCSB chapter by the national organization.

UC Santa Barbara, U.S. Navy collaborate to introduce veterans, community college students to civilian STEM careers - See more at: http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/015891/all-hands-deck#sthash.bRKy8S1R.dpuf

Study and training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are increasingly seen as critical to the growth of the U.S. economy and to its competitiveness in global industry. Long devoted to advancing these areas, UC Santa Barbara is launching a new program intended to bolster the academic success of low-income community college students interested in pursuing STEM majors at UCSB.